Joseph ‘David’ Caissie, the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Carol King near Herschel, Sask. in 2011, has been committed to stand trial for first-degree murder and offering an indignity to a human body.
The decision was made Friday following a lengthy preliminary hearing in Saskatoon provincial court. Details presented at the hearing are banned from publication to ensure the accused has the right to a fair trial.
It could take months before a trial date is set.
Caissie, 53, was charged in July 2016, nearly five years after King’s remains were found in an abandoned farmyard on Aug. 27, 2011. She had been missing for three weeks.
During the large search effort, police discovered King’s car submerged in a slough six kilometres away from where her body would eventually be found.
Caissie was questioned numerous times in connection to the case but denied any involvement, telling police he had been working in Alberta at the time.
Following the arrest, RCMP said they were never able to completely clear Caissie. However, police would not divulge why it took nearly five years to lay charges.
Caissie has been in custody since his arrest after he was denied bail in October 2016.
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